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Specification tests for the sample selection and two-part models

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We conduct Monte Carlo analysis to compare specification tests in choosing between the sample selection and two-part models for corner solutions when errors are correlated but there are no identifying instruments.

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  1. Department of Health Management and Policy, 109 S. Observatory, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-2029, USA

    Edward C. Norton

  2. Department of Economics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-1220, USA

    Edward C. Norton

  3. Division of Health Policy and Management, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, USA

    William H. Dow

  4. Department of Health Policy and Administration, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, USA

    Young Kyung Do

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Norton, E.C., Dow, W.H. & Do, Y.K. Specification tests for the sample selection and two-part models. Health Serv Outcomes Res Method 8, 201–208 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10742-008-0037-8

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